you know what I hate?

[amazona]

An obscurely marked small bird comes into your yard. It perches a moment, teasingly. Then flits off. Then later it returns. Then it goes again. After much use of foul language, you finally identify the bird.

Female House Finch.

Sigh.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[XemaSab]

1. Well lemme tell ya

there's a bird here that has a "peer, peer" call that I've been hearing for months. Home, work, in the park, at the lake-- this bird is everywhere!

And damned if I know what it is!

The thing was outside my office today half the day taunting me!!!!!

[booksenkatz]

2. I'm still trying to get over the white-headed grackle

that recently came into my yard for a short time. You think you know your birds/birding until something like THAT happens! LOL

[blindpig]

3. happened to me last week

fat little bird squatting in the feed tray, eating seed as for a bet. A female something, maybe a tanager. When I finally got a glass on it turns out to be a cowbird! In my defense it was the 1st one that I've seen at the new(3 years) house, not too suprising as we're pretty much in the woods, seldom see any song sparrows either.

[slackmaster]

4. I call them LBBs

Little Brown Birds.

:D

[amazona]

5. i often hear LBJ

Little Brown Jobs.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[blindpig]

6. same in the herp community

particularly when in the tropics where there is such a profusion of small frogs and lizards and field guides are often unavailable.

Wonder who coined the term? First saw it about 10 years ago.

[amazona]

7. not sure

I used to wonder if some of the Texas birders thought of it.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72